Weather , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

By Reuters, Tom Polansek June 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

Australia cuts wheat forecast by 11 per cent

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 12, 2019

Sydney | Reuters — Australia on Wednesday cut its wheat production forecast for the 2019-20 harvest by more than 11 per cent as an unrelenting drought across the country’s east coast threatens crops for a third year in a row. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) pegged production of the […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

By Tom Polansek June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures veered between gains and losses while soybean futures rose on Monday as planting delays fueled uncertainty over the size of the nation’s crops. Heavy rains delayed plantings the spring and traders remain unsure about how many acres of corn and soy will actually be planted and how much […] Read more

Agricorp’s map of planting areas. (Agricorp.com)

Crops, Weather

Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines

By GFM Staff June 9, 2019

Waterlogged Ontario farmers still waiting on a window to plant corn, soybeans and coloured and white beans ahead of crop insurance deadlines now have at least a couple of extra days. Agricorp, the province’s production insurance and farm program delivery agency, announced extensions Friday for several of its planting deadlines. Corn growers in areas A, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

By P.J. Huffstutter, GFM Network News June 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures notched a fourth weekly gain on Friday — even after closing the day down 1.27 per cent — as lack of rain in Russia raised concerns over reduced yields in the world’s top exporter of the grain. Support also came from fears of production losses […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — Tight old-crop supplies and mounting weather concerns over new-crop production are keeping feed grain prices well supported in Western Canada as end-users work to ration supplies. “We’ve seen a very real weather market emerge in the last few weeks,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., pointing to wet conditions hampering […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on weather abroad

By P.J. Huffstutter June 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, rebounding after two days of deep losses, with support from dry weather that is expected to reduce yields in Russia and Australia. Traders said they are monitoring wet conditions in the southern U.S. Plains and Midwest that threaten winter wheat quality, as well as the […] Read more

A sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Though many producers bemoan current drier-than-normal springtime conditions across the Prairies, sunflower crops are primed for a good year. “As long as there’s enough moisture to germinate, they immediately grow a really deep root system,” said Ben Friesen of Scoular Canada. While Statistics Canada estimated the 2019 sunflower acreage to remain pretty much […] Read more

Vegetation growth index for the Prairie provinces compared to average as of May 26. (CCAP)

Crops, Weather

Canadian crop development behind average

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News June 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Crop development is running behind average across much of Canada, with excessive moisture delaying seeding in Ontario and dryness slowing crop development across the Prairies. That’s according to the latest satellite data from the federal Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP), created in partnership between Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Crop development […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

By P.J. Huffstutter June 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was well behind the average pace for this time of year following repeated rainfall. Soybeans rose too as rain also slowed U.S. sowings, according to the […] Read more

JBS turns Q2 profit despite challenging operating environment

Brief La Niña expected in fall 2025 before more stable pattern returns says U.S. forecaster

Deere’s quarterly profit falls as U.S. tariffs bite farm equipment margins

Daily Network News

JBS turns Q2 profit despite challenging operating environment

Brief La Niña expected in fall 2025 before more stable pattern returns says U.S. forecaster

Deere’s quarterly profit falls as U.S. tariffs bite farm equipment margins

Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

Australia cuts wheat forecast by 11 per cent

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on weather abroad

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

Canadian crop development behind average

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

Upcoming events

Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency AGM

Expo-Champs 2025

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for August 8, 2025

Latest Market News